Finland / Germany / France,
2006, 78 min
Directed by:
Aki KaurismäkiScreenplay:
Aki KaurismäkiCinematography:
Timo SalminenCast:
Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula, Sergei Doudko, Andrei Gennadiev, Arturas Pozdniakovas, Matti Onnismaa, Sulevi Peltola (more)Plots(1)
LIGHTS IN THE DUSK concludes the trilogy began by DRIFTING CLOUDS and THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST. Where the trilogy's first film was about unemployment and the second about homelessness, this final installment is about loneliness. Koistinen searches the hard world for a small crack to crawl in through, but both his fellow beings and the faceless apparatus of the society conspire to crush his modest hopes, one after another. Criminal elements exploit his longing for love and his position as a night watchman in a robbery they pull off, leaving Koistinen to face the consequences. Thus Koistinen is deprived of his job, his freedom, and his dreams. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
European Film Awards
- 2006 - Timo Salminen (Best Cinematographer)
Jussi Awards
- 2007 - Aki Kaurismäki (Best Film)
- 2007 - Timo Salminen (Best Cinematography)
- 2007 - Markku Pätilä (Best Production Design)
- 2007 - Aki Kaurismäki (Best Direction)
- 2007 - Maria Heiskanen (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2007 - Aki Kaurismäki (Best Editing)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2006 - Aki Kaurismäki (Golden Palm - Official Competition)